10 Seldom-Asked Questions to Answer Before You Buy a Franchise

Wed, 06/13/2012 - 13:51 EDT - Forbes.com - Top Stories

Buying a franchise usually means a big commitment of money and time. But many people buy into one on a whim. In more than a decade covering franchise chains, I?ve been shocked at how many franchisees tell me, ?I went in a store, I loved their product, and I bought a franchise!? That is the ...

Related

So you're thinking of buying a franchise? Chances are, if you've thought of striking out on your own and starting a business, somebody has suggested that you buy one. Odds are also good that someone you also know has urged you not to buy a franchise.

NEW DELHI: Two decades after it entered India, Yum! Brands is splitting almost all its operations between two franchisees - Ravi Jaipuria's Devyani International and PE fund Samara Capital. The world's largest restaurant company currently operates more than 800 KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell stores in India through about half a dozen franchise partners. The exiting franchisees include Dubai-based Dodsal group, KFC Holdings Malaysia, Punjab-based ANPPL and a smaller one in Kerala. KFC Holdings Malaysia runs stores in the western region, including Maharashtra.

Lawyers for the conglomerate that owns Tim Hortons have issued a stern warning to a group of the restaurant chain’s Canadian franchisees, accusing them of spreading “misinformation” about the company.
“Certain of your clients, or persons directed by them, have been in contact with various financial analysts and others in the financial community,” said the June 7 letter from Andraya Frith, partner at the firm Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt, to a lawyer for the Great White North Franchisee Association.

This post Losing Money in the Markets? It’s Probably Due To This Dumb Idea appeared first on Daily Reckoning.
“I just want to figure out how to buy low and sell high!”
I was out grabbing a bite last week when I overheard an exacerbated man at an adjacent table air his dirty investing laundry to his buddy.

Elon Musk wrote a blog post about Tesla's troubles in New Jersey. Tesla's direct-to-consumer sales model was banned in the state this week. We're reading it over now and will peel out the best bits shortly. In the meanwhile, here's the whole thing:

The government's demonetisation decision has led to long queues outside ATMs and banks, with people gathering to withdraw money after the existing currency denominations were banned. Timesofindia.com saw a lot of questions from NRIs about their money and how they can get it changed. We contacted Archit Gupta from cleartax.com which aims to simplify financial lives of taxpayers. Archit is a computer science graduate from IIT Guwahati and runs the company along with his father. How do NRIs living in US/Canada/Autralia/Japan/Singapore change their old currencies which are no longer valid?